OSRAM Sells LEDVANCE to Chinese for $439M

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Chinese consortium consisting of the strategic investor IDG, the Chinese lighting company MLS and the financial investor Yiwu acquire Osram’s business unit Lamps for more than €400 million

  • OSRAM Licht AG CEO Olaf Berlien: “Milestone in Osram’s alignment towards a high-tech company.”
  • MLS Chairman Sun Qinghuan: “We are looking forward to working together with Ledvance, whose employees and management command extensive expertise.”
  • Michael Knuth, IG Metall trade union / deputy Supervisory Board Chairman: “The combination is good news for Ledvance’s employees.”
  • Transaction closing expected in the course of fiscal 2017 and is subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals by the relevant authorities
  • Strategic supply agreement strengthens new Osram LED plant in Malaysia

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